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Executive Housing

Oklahoma City was the most affordable U.S. housing market last year, while San Francisco and Los Angeles were the least affordable, according to a study that monitored housing for mid-level executives in 75 areas. The survey, conducted by Ernst & Young's Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, compares the cost of buying a four-bedroom home or renting a two-bedroom luxury apartment with the local take-home median household income of the area. This year's results for most and least affordable, with the area followed by the percentage of take-home pay required for housing costs: